Golf tee holder and carrier



Feb. 20, 1934. A H. BREn-BARTH 1,948,284

GOLF TEE HOLDER'AND CARRIER Filed April 20, 1932 Inventor By 2 j A for ne y Patented Feb. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE My invention relates to improvements in golf tee holder and carrier and it more especially consists of the features pointed out in the claims.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a self contained golf tee holder that is readily attached in a detachable manner to a golf bag; that provides a carrier, stem of sufficient length so that the user need not stoop down to put the tee into use; that near the lower end of the stem a wire 10 loop is pivoted to freely swing all around the stem when the golf ball is hit by the player; that enables the user to place the golf ball on the wire loop before the stem is pressed into the ground; that when not in use to form a tee the wire loop can be folded upward against the stem to not project from it as the holder is suspended from the golf bag; and that by reason of a shaped knob attached to the upper end of the stem the entire device is readily handled without inconvenience and without ever stooping down to put it into use, as is common with devices proposed heretofore.

With these and other ends in view 1 illustrate in the accompanying drawing such instances of adaptation as will disclose the broad underlying features of the invention without limiting myself to the specific details shown thereon and described herein.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an assembled holder and carrier.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of Fig. l on the same scale.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the device on an enlarged scale showing the stem broken and some parts in section.

Fig. 4 is a detached of a modified means the stem.

Fig. 5 is a detached top plan view of the lower portion of the stem showing how the ball carrier is secured to the stem for universal movement around the stem.

In marketing my device I may use whatever alternatives or equivalents of construction that the exigencies of varying conditions may demand without departing from the broad scope of the invention.

The combined support and carrier comprises a long stem 1 which may be tubular or solid. It may be approximately thirty-one inches long so that the player need never stoop in putting the device into use. Golf tees proposed heretofore have comprised short pins on top of which the golf ball is placed. Such tees cannot be used without the player bending over so as to reach the ground to 55 place the tee in position to receive the golf ball.

elevation partly in section for attaching the parts to This needless effort becomes wearisome to such an extent as to seriously interfere with the recreative value of the sport.

The stem, at its upper end is provided with any desired form of knob 3 and the lower end is point- 6 ed 2. A short distance below the knob 3, a spring clip 4 is attached to the stem. The stem is pressed into the ground as deep as desired, as instanced at 5. A short distance above the ground leve a sleeve 11 is positioned on a reduced di- 5 ameter 9 having shoulders 10 which serve to hold the sleeve a definite distance away from the tapered point 2.

The sleeve 11 is free to rotate around the stem.

It carries a steel or bronze wire 6 or other mal0 terial, having a loop 7 on which the golf ball 8 is placed. This wire is attached to an enlarged portion 13 which is pivoted on a pin 16 between the side extensions 12 of the sleeve 11. The part 13has a notch 14 formed on its underside. This engages the stop 15 so as to hold the wire carrier 6 a definite distance above the pointed end 2. The ball 8 is to be positioned at varying distances above the ground according to the wishes of different players and the stem is pressed into the ground variably without having the sleeve 11 engage the ground. Should this occur the free swinging movement of the carrier 6 would be interfered with. The ball 8 may however be positioned still closer to the ground, if desired, by pressing the stem 1 into the ground at a slight angle as shown by 'the dotted line 21 on Fig. 1. This will lower the carrier 6 to the dotted line 22.

The carrier 6 when not in use may be folded upward toward the stem 1 as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3. It may be definitely held in both positions by means of flattened faces 18 which engage a spring 17 placed between the side extensions 12 of the sleeve 11. The sleeve 11 may be formed of flat stock bent up to form a partial tube, the sides 12 and the limit stop 15.

It is assembled in the reduced diameter 9 by pressing it into position as the sides 12 are brought toward each other. If desired the sleeve 11 may also be held on the stem 1 to freely rotate around it, as shown in Fig. 4 by forming a shallow annular groove 19 above and below the sleeve and placing in the grooves split springs 20, or the sleeve 11 may be held on the stem 1 in any other desired manner.

The light weight carrier 6 formed of wire pivoted on the pin 16 may be held in a horizontal or vertical position by the friction of the sides 12 against the part 13 or in any other manner.

My form of golf tee carrier has found a special favor with lady golfers due to the absence of stooping to position the ball on the tee. This is avoided by reason of the fact that the wire loop 7 will hold a golf ball against accidental displacement while the stem is held in a raised and verical position with the loop 7 on a. level with the players hands. As soon as the ball is placed on the loop the entire stem is lowered, the tapered end is pressed into the ground and the golf ball will still be in position on the loop 7. This equilibrium of the ball is secured by making the loop 7 of such a diameter that the under face of the ball will project slightly below the loop.

By making the carrier 6 and the loop '7 very light there is practically no impediment to the free course of the ball should the stroke be too low. This is very important and it is further important that the free rotation of the carrier and sleeve around the stem be not hindered by having the sleeve engage the ground. For this reason the sleeve is positioned a permissible distance on the stem above the tapered end.

If desired a limit stop 23 may be positioned on the stem 1 below the sleeve 11, where it is held by split rings 24 or in any other manner. Such an expedient will safeguard the sleeve 11 against engaging the ground when the stem is pushed downward into its teeing position.

What I claim is:

' 1. A self-contained golf tee support and carrier comprising a supporting stem of an approximate length to reach from the users hands to the ground while the player is standing, a knob or handle at its one end and a taper formed at the other end, a spring clip on the stem below the knob, a sleeve on the stem above the tapered end adapted to rotate freely around the stem, a carrier projection from the sleeve terminating in a, loop to hold a golf ball, means for pivoting the carrier to the sleeve whereby it may be raised upward into a position adjacent the stem, andmeans for holding the carrier in its lowered or raised position said means comprising two flattened faces of the carrier adjacent its pivot cooperating with a flat spring whose ends are held against movement in the sleeve.

2. A combined golf tee support and carrier comprising a long supporting stein having means thereon for suspending it on a golf bag, a rotatable sleeve on the stem near its bottom, a light weight carrier terminating in a golf ball holder pivoted to the sleeve, an enlargement of the carrier adjacent the pivot having a periphery flattened approximately 90 degrees apart, a flat spring adapted to engage one of the flat faces as the carrier is in a horizontal or vertical position, means for holding the ends of the spring in the sleeve, means on the stem beneath the sleeve for limiting the distance the stem may be pushed into the ground whereby the free rotation of the carrier and its sleeve around the stem is maintained.

AUGUST H. BREITBARTH.

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